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| Original Title: | Chosen (Anna Strong Chronicles, #6) |
| ISBN: | 044101917X (ISBN13: 9780441019175) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Anna Strong Chronicles #6 |
| Characters: | Anna Strong, Lance |
| Setting: | California(United States) |
Jeanne C. Stein
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 294 pages Rating: 3.97 | 2099 Users | 78 Reviews
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I read the first ANNA STRONG novel, The Becoming, some time ago and didn’t like it. Because of this, I haven’t kept up with the series. When I received a review copy of Chosen, however, I was curious. Now that I’ve read it, I will say that Chosen is superior to The Becoming, but that this series will probably never be one of my favorites.Anna Strong is approaching the first anniversary of her transformation into a vampire. Rumor says she’s the Chosen One, and according to legend, the Chosen One’s powers will fully manifest on that anniversary. Needless to say, Anna is a little freaked out when she does start developing new traits, such as an ability to sniff out “evil” followed by the overwhelming urge to kill the person she has identified as evil. Then an attempt is made on her life, which doesn’t do much to assuage her worries.
She dispatches the assassin, though, and then has sex with her boyfriend Lance at the scene of the fight. Lance is a fellow vampire who is also a male model and the scion of an old, wealthy family. Anna is smitten with him, and in the early chapters of Chosen, they have sex... a lot. The sex may pose a problem to some readers, not because it’s there but because of the way it’s handled. The frequency of the sex scenes is consistent with an erotic novel, but the style of these scenes is not. There’s very little description of the buildup of tension, of foreplay, or even of the act itself; the scenes are brief and sort of come out of nowhere. So, readers who aren’t looking for an erotic novel may get sick of the sex interrupting the plot, while readers who are looking for an erotic novel will probably find these scenes lacking in sensuality. Indeed, there’s much more sexual tension between Anna and an ex-boyfriend who is only a platonic pal in this installment.
Things pick up when Lance is compelled to introduce Anna to his sinister sire, Julian Underwood. Underwood has teamed up with an old enemy of Anna’s, Warren Williams, to try and force her into accepting her role as the Chosen One. This leads into a suspenseful plot filled with action and backstabbing. There are a few glitches here, particularly one scene in which Anna really should have caught on to someone acting suspiciously and didn’t, but for the most part the plot works. I enjoyed the poignant scene where Anna has to kill someone she once cared about, and her flash of insight about why she in particular would make a good leader of vampires.
So, in the end Chosen held my attention and had some high points, but my experience was marred by the rocky early chapters in which there’s simply too much sex, too often. The series has improved but still doesn’t really stand out in the overcrowded vampire field.
Review originally published at Fantasy Literature.
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| Title | : | Chosen (Anna Strong Chronicles #6) |
| Author | : | Jeanne C. Stein |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 294 pages |
| Published | : | August 31st 2010 by Ace (first published July 29th 2010) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Vampires. Fiction |
Rating Appertaining To Books Chosen (Anna Strong Chronicles #6)
Ratings: 3.97 From 2099 Users | 78 ReviewsCriticism Appertaining To Books Chosen (Anna Strong Chronicles #6)
I have to say I really love this series so far. Anna is stumbling into power, she gets no help from the vampire community and she has to try much harder to keep in touch with her humanity.I was simply amazed at her relationship with Lance. I am also glad to read more about the rumors surrounding Anna and her being "The Chosen One" finally moving forward. Of course, Anna does go through another set back with the men in her life. Lance...wow...pain and disappointment doesn't cut it. I am happy toOriginally posted on www.drensb-spot.comChosen is book 6 in the Anna Strong series by Jeanne Stein. I've been a fan of this series since book 1 and when I first started blogging and writing reviews, I was thrilled beyond measure when Jeanne Stein commented on my review of Book 5, Retribution. Check it out here. But I digress.Readers are introduced to a whole new dimension into Anna's life as a vampire. We meet new characters and learn interesting facts about old ones. All of the questions that
*Contain spoilers if you havent read the previous books in this series.This is one of my favorite series ever! It was one of the first series I read when my UF and PNR obsession started and I definitely anxiously wait for each new book, every year. Jeanne was awesome in giving me an ARC and I simply devoured it, from beginning to end.Chosen starts off not long after the events of Retribution and we find Anna in a quite peaceful moment in her life. Working with David, dating Lance and living a
Enjoyable, fast read much like the previous books in the series. I'm continuing to enjoy Anna as a character, her strengths (and weaknesses) make her very likeable. The start of the book seemed to be a little slow, but it picked up quickly enough. (view spoiler)[We find Anna just about a year on from first becoming a vampire. Her relationship with Lance has gotten deeper, and she is now the focus of a prophesy regarding the Chosen One as much as she doesn't want to be. Most of the book follow's
Originally posted on www.drensb-spot.comChosen is book 6 in the Anna Strong series by Jeanne Stein. I've been a fan of this series since book 1 and when I first started blogging and writing reviews, I was thrilled beyond measure when Jeanne Stein commented on my review of Book 5, Retribution. Check it out here. But I digress.Readers are introduced to a whole new dimension into Anna's life as a vampire. We meet new characters and learn interesting facts about old ones. All of the questions that
Anna Strong is a thirty-year-old bounty hunter. A once-upon-time-teacher Anna now kicks ass and takes names with her friend and partner, ex-football hottie David Ryan. Good times, right? Well yes, until one night her life is irrevocably changed. She is attacked while on assignment with her partner, and when she wakes up in the hospital Anna is a vampire. And oddly enough, that is the least of her problems. From book one until six in the Anna Strong chronicles, there is nonstop action, betrayal,
Chosen, the 6th book in the Anna Strong Chronicles, is my favorite of the series to date. The book was like a ride I didn't want to get off of and whined when it was over ... Again, Again! I encourage you to read this series. It's full of action and hot men - vamps and shifters. Anna is just what you'd expect from a late-20s teacher-turned bounty hunter-turned vamp. Strong willed, determined, with kick ass skills and a snarky sense of humor who tends to act before she thinks. Throughout the
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